Laska scores 30, No. 21 South Florida women beat UNLV 77-42

Dec 21, 2016, 08:40 pm

LAS VEGAS -- Kitja Laska scored 30 points, Maria Jesperson had 12 points, 18 rebounds and five assists, and No. 21 South Florida never trailed in beating UNLV 77-42 on Wednesday night in the final contest of the Play4Kay Shootout.

Tamara Henshaw and Laia Flores scored 11 apiece and the Bulls (10-1) held the Lady Rebels to 28.6 percent shooting and outrebounded them 48-23, including 12-4 on offensive boards.

Henshaw's layup sparked an 8-3 run and Laska scored eight of the Bulls' 16 first-quarter points. Laska had 18 points by halftime and South Florida led 36-22 after shooting 53 percent from the floor.

Laska scored five straight amid an 11-0 run for a 25-point South Florida lead in the third and the Bulls poured it on in the fourth. They led 63-36 on Jesperson's 3-pointer at 7:52 and she closed it out with a layup and a 3-pointer.

Dakota Gonzalez led UNLV (9-3) with 12 points.